Organizing Library Collections - Hoffman, Gretchen L.

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Libraries organize their collections to help library users find what they need. Organizing library collections may seem like a straightforward and streamlined process, but it can be quite complex, and there is a large body of theory and practice that shape and support this work. Learning about the o

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Part I: Theory of Organizing Library Collections 1: Purpose and History of Organizing Library Collections Library Collections How Library Collections are Organized: Theory How Library Collections are Organized: Practice Factors That Influence Organization in Libraries Limits to Organizing Library Collections History of Organizing Library Collections 2: Metadata and Encoding: Fundamental to Organizing Library Collections Metadata Types of Metadata Purpose of Metadata Metadata Standards Metadata Created in Libraries Encoding Standards and Markup Languages Encoding Standards in Libraries: MARC Encoding Standards in Libraries: Digital Collections 3: Describing and Providing Access to Library Collections Descriptive Metadata and its Purpose Descriptive Metadata in Libraries: Descriptive Cataloging Resource Description and Access (RDA) Other Content Standards Metadata Schemas Used in Libraries 4: Providing Subject Access to Library Collections Subject Analysis Controlled Vocabularies Uncontrolled Vocabularies Controlled Vocabularies Used in Libraries Library of Congress Subject Headings Children's Subject Headings Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) Sears List of Subject Headings Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) Other Controlled Vocabularies 5: Classifying Library Collections Classification Library Classification Library Classification: Construction Issues Library Classification: Application Issues Arranging Library Collections Classification Schemes Used in Libraries Dewey Decimal Classification Library of Congress Classification National Library of Medicine Classification Superintendent of Documents Classification Other Library Classification Schemes Alternative Library Classification Part II: Practice of Organizing Library Collections 6: Organizing Library Collections: Standards and Policy Development Standardization The System of Standards Standards and Policy Development at the International Level Standards and Policy Development at the National Level Standards and Policy Development at the State and Regional Level Cataloging Policy Development at the Local Level 7: How Libraries Organize Their Collections Cataloging Practice Monographs, Serials, and Electronic Resources Organizing Books Organizing Serials Organizing Media and Other Formats Government Publications Metadata Practice Issues in Cataloging and Metadata Practice 8: Organizing Collections in Academic, Public, School, and Special Libraries Similarities and Differences Among Libraries Academic Libraries Public Libraries School Libraries Special Libraries 9: Ethical Issues in Organizing Library Collections Neutrality and Power Ethics and Values Statements The Role of the User Less Customization Bias and Marginalization in Subject Standards Ethical Obligations of Catalogers and Metadata Specialists 10: Current Developments in Organizing Library Collections Linked Open Data Linked Data in Libraries Identity Management Electronic Resources Metadata Work Discovery Products...

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Gretchen L. Hoffman...

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Gretchen Hoffman is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. She has been teaching there since 2007. Her teaching and research agenda centers on the organization of information, specifically library cataloging. Courses she teaches include Cataloging and Classification, Advanced Cataloging and Classification, Collection Development, and Information Organization.

Before moving to Texas Woman's University, Hoffman was a professional cataloger at the University of Kansas, specializing in complex and difficult cataloging, music cataloging (scores and audio recordings), and cataloging German-language monographs. Prior to that, she worked as a professional serials cataloger at Portland State University, specializing in federal government documents.